By Kara Thompson, MDDC Intern Dr. Sonja Santelises was recognized on July 5 by Mayor Brandon M. Scott for her six years of service as chief executive officer of the […] The post Dr. Sonja Santelises recognized for time as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO Local entrepreneurs, community and non-profit leaders recently joined Johns Hopkins University’s (JHU) Office of Economic Development to celebrate the release of its […] The post JHU’s Office of Economic Development is celebrating the ‘Sweetness of Baltimore’ appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
Submitted by Fagan Harris Beginning July 7th, when early voting starts, Baltimore will join the rest of Maryland to answer the most critical question confronting our state: who will be […] The post Op-ed: Wes Moore: Baltimore’s Clear Choice for Governor of Maryland appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
Today, the Akron, Ohio, police department released body camera footage of the fatal police shooting of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who was stopped by law enforcement for an alleged traffic matter earlier in the week. The video footage raises more […] The post LDF Issues Statement on Video Footage of Police Shooting of Jayland Walker appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Ben Jealous Did you ever wonder whether elections really matter? Well, the Trump Supreme Court majority has answered that question for good. Or, more accurately, they have answered it […] The post Op-ed: Start now to take back the Supreme Court appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By HR Harris, Special to the AFRO We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable […] The post Howard Summer Multi-Media Institute participants witness historic Supreme Court activity during two week session appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Ralph E. Moore, Jr., Special to the AFRO Otis Blackwell is one of the most famous songwriters, but most folks never heard of him. Blackwell wrote several bestselling songs […] The post The Moore Report: Rumor has it: a Black man showed Elvis Presley how to sing appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. News Editor The issues are huge Access to voting, access to health care, instruction in our public schools, access to healthy food – or access […] The post D. C. Reporters notebook: Why civic engagement? We are the ones we’ve been waiting for appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Samuel Williams, Jr., Special to the AFRO Last week, the AFRO introduced the concept of violence interrupters in Washington, D.C.’s peacemakers, serving as frontline workers in D.C. neighborhoods with […] The post Community violence interrupters: does the concept work? appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Cara Williams, Special to the AFRO I became an ally today. It started slowly. I walked through flamboyant floats, outrageous outfits, and striking men dressed in drag. I wondered […] The post The 2022 Gay Pride March, New York City: a reporter’s reflection appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .